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RBGEIPT PROTECTOR.

No. 524,227. Patented Ahg. 7,-1894.

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A. STBINER. I RECEIPT PROTECTOR. No.. 524,227.

Patented Aug. '7, 1894-. 3 f

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED STEINER, OF NEW YORK, N.

RECElPT-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,227, dated August'7, 1894. Application filed May 3, 1894. Serial No. 509.978- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED STEINER, of New York city, in the county andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Receipt-Protector,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 7

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved receiptprotector, designed to conveniently cover up portions of a leaf in areceiptor other .book or article to prevent readingof already executedreceipts or other matter by other parties.

The invention consists principally of a series of movable cover orshield plates independent one of the other and adapted to each cover aportion of aleaf of a book or other article.

" vand the already The invention also consists in certain parts anddetails, and combinations of the same, as will be fully. describedhereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters ofreference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig.2 is a similar view of the same, with parts in an open position Fig. 3is a front perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 4. is asimilar View of the same, with parts in an open or unlocked position.Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse section of the improvement. Fig. 6 is aperspective View of the improvement as arranged for a different kind ofbook; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing thebook closed executedleaves locked in place. i I

The improved receipt book is provided with a sheet A, preferably made ofthin metal, and of a size corresponding approximately to the size of theleavesin the book or other article on which the device is to be used. Onone side of the sheet A are pivoted or hinged aseries of covering orshield plates B B, B arranged in such a manner on their hinge O as tohave an independent movement one of the other, to permit of swingingthese covering or shield plates B, B or B on one side or the other ofthe sheet A. The size of the plates B, B, B? depends on the size of thereceipt printed or otherwise arranged on each side of by a guideway Farranged on the of the sheet A, next to the hinge the sheet A, to fastenthelock a leaf, that is to say, it four blank receipts are printed oneach face of a leaf in the book, then gage a guideway D, secured on arear face of the sheet A opposite the hinge O,'as plainly illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2. Each plate B, B, B is also provided on its free end withan upturned projection 13, adapted to engage a slot E in a guideway E,secured on the front face of thesheet Aoppositetherhinge C, as will bereadily understood by reference to Fig. 4.

Thus when the plates B, B, B are on the back of the sheet A, then theirlugs B engage the guideway D, so as to be locked in position on thesheet A, and when the said plates B, B, B are swung to the front face ofthe sheet A, and

closed as illustrated in Figs. 3,and 4, then the upturned lugs D engagethe slots E in the guideway E. This guideway E is also adapted toreceive one side of a. leaf. Goffthe book, the other side of the saidleaf being engaged front face illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

Now, in order to lock the plates B, B, B in position when sprung uponthe receipts over the front face of the sheet A, at a time when the lugsB engage the slots E, I provide a lock bar H, preferably made u-shape incross section, and. hinged at H to one side of the sheet A, in alignmentwith the guideways D and E. The free end of this look bar H is adaptedto be fastened in place by a button I, mounted to turn on the sheet A,and formed with recesses I adapted to be engaged by a suitable key so asto conveniently turn the said button I, to engage thefree end of thelock bar H to fasten the same in place;

The button I, is provided on its shank with'a second button I arrangedon the front face of the sheet A, and this button I is likewise providedwith recesses adapted to be engaged by the key for manipulating thebutton I, so as to turn the latter from the front face of bar H in po-'sition. The sheet A is formed on. the back O, as plainly I with apocket A adapted to receive the under side or flange of the lock bar Hto prevent the latter from catching onto the leaf of the book or otherpart.

The device is used as follows: When first using it on an empty leaf ofthe book, the operator fastens the several plates B, B, B on the rearface of the sheet A, by springing the lugs 13 in the guideway D, asillustrated in Fig. 1. The leaf G of the book is then slipped under theguideways E and F, as iilustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, and then theoperator takes the book with the exposed blank re ceipt on the frontface of the sheet A to a customer, and receives the signature of thiscustomer on the first receipt on the top of the leaf G. When this isdone, the operator in charge of the book unlocks the lock bar H,

swings the same outward into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4, andthen takes the first plate B and disengages its lug B from the guidewayD, so as to permit of swinging this leaf to the front and over theexecuted receipt, at the same time engaging the lug B in the first slotE, and then the operator swings the lock bar H inward, and turns eitherthe button I or I to fasten the lock bar H in place. It will be seenthat this plate B now covers the executed receipt, so that when'theoperator comes with the book to the second customer to get a receipt onthe second blank receipt on the leaf, then this customercannot read thefirst executed receipt. After the second receipt is taken, the operatortakes the second plate B, unlocks'it from the back of the sheet A,swings it over to the front, unlocks the bar H to engage this plate Bwith its lug B and a slot E, and then again closes the lock bar H andfastens the same in place. This operation is repeated on each leaf aftera receipt is signed, it being understood that the device may, be readilytransferred from one leaf of the book to another in the manner alreadydescribed.

In case the leaves are printed on both sides, then the operator simplyreverses the position of the sheet A on the leaf, so as to bring theplates B, B and B over the receipts successively, commencing at the topof the leaf. It is further understood that if the leaf G contains onlyfour blank receipts on a page, then the three plates B, B and B only arenecessary, as the last receipt need: not be covered by a plate, becausethe operator then turns this leaf over so as to hide the executed pagefrom the view of the next customer.

As illustrated in Fig. 6, the device is artion of the leaf K of thebook, as plainly shown in the said Fig-6, the said frame J beingprovided at its inner end with a hinge L, on which is pivoted a skeletonframe N,

provided with the side bars N and N and an end bar N having a guideway Nadapted to receive the free ends of plates 0, for 00V- ering theindividual receipts on the leaf K. Thus, when a receipt is to becovered, the operator swings the respective plate() from the skeletonframe N over upon the receipt, and

locks the same in place bya lock bar P similar in construction to thelock bar H.

' Now,in order to prevent customers from examining the already executednumber of leaves in the book, I provide a band R, adapted to pass overthe executed leaves and front cover of the book, as plainly shown invFigs. 4 and 7, the said band being connected rigidly at one end with abuckle plate R, while the other end is held loosely in the said buckleplate and passes under an arm R forming an integral part of the saidplate B. This arm R is formed with a tongue R adapted to be engaged atits free end by a button R, to press the said tongue downward in firmcontact with the free end of the band B, to lock the latter in place.Thebut'ton R is operated by the same key employed for turning thebuttons I and 1 Now, it will be seen that when a leaf is executed, thenthe operator in charge of the book turns the button R to loosen thetongue R to permit of slackening the band B so as to permit of insertingthis executed leaf under the band, after which the latter is drawn anddescribed.

2. A receipt protector, comprising asheet or frame, and a series ofcovering or shieldin g plates hinged independently one from the other onthe said sheet, each plate being adapted to cover up part of a leaf,substantially as shown and described.

3. A receipt protector, comprising a sheet or frame, a series ofcovering or shielding plates hinged independently one from the other onthe said sheet, each plate being adapted to cover up part of a leaf, andmeans for locking the said plates on the back of the sheet,substantially as shown and described.

4. A receipt protector, comprising a sheet or frame, a series ofcovering or shielding plates hinged independently one from the other onthe said sheet, each plate being adapted to cover up part of a leaf, andmeans,

substantially as described, for locking the said plates on the front ofthe sheet, as set forth.

5. A receipt protector, comprising a sheet orframe formed with guidewaysadapted to receive a leaf, a series of covering or shielding plateshinged on the said sheet and adapted to be swung from the back of thesheet to the front thereof, and means, substantially as described, forlocking the said plates in either position, as set forth.

6. A receipt protector, comprising a sheet or frame having guideways fora leaf, a hinge on one side ofthe said sheet, a series of plates hungindependently'on the said hinge, a guideway on the back of the sheetadapted to be engaged bya projection from the free end of each plate,and an lip-turned projection on the free end of each plate, to engage acorresponding slot in the guideway on the front of the said sheet,substantially as shown and described.

7. A receipt protector, comprising a sheet or frame having guideways fora leaf, a hinge on one side of the said sheet, a series of plates hungindependently on the said hinge, a guide way on the back of the sheetadapted to be engaged by a projection from the free end of each plate,an up-turned projection on the free end of each plate, to engage acorresponding slot in the guideway on the front of the said sheet, and alock bar for engaging the free ends of the said plates on the front ofthe sheet, to fasten the platesin position, substantially as shown anddescribed.

8. A receipt protector, comprising a sheet or frame, having guidewaysfor a leaf, a hinge on one side of the said sheet, a seriesof plateshung independently on the said hinge,a guideway on the back of the sheetadapted to be engaged by a projection on the free end of each plate, anup-turned projection on the free end of each plate, to engage acorrespond ing slot in the guideway on the front of the said sheet, alock bar for engaging the free ends of the said plates on the front ofthe sheet, to fasten the plates in position, and a double button adaptedto be operated from either face of the sheet and serving to fastenthelockingbar in place, substantially as shown and described.

' ALFRED STEINER. Witnesses:

THEO. G. HOSTER, O. SEDGWICK.

